In a collection of nine incisive short stories, the critically acclaimed author of Family Dancing explores the complexities of human relationships, past and present, in such works as "The Infection Scene," in which a young man's efforts to contract HIV is juxtaposed with a portrait of the early life of Lord Alfred Douglas. 25,000 first printing.
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About the Author:
David Leavitt's first collection of stories, Family Dancing, was published when he was just twenty-three and was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Faulkner Prize. The Lost Language of Cranes was made into a BBC film, and While England Sleeps was short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize. With Mark Mitchell, he coedited The Penguin Book of Short Stories, Pages Passed from Hand to Hand, and cowrote Italian Pleasures. Leavitt is a recipient of fellowships from both the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He divides his time between Italy and Florida.
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- PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0395902444
- ISBN 13 9780395902448
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages241
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